Romanesco broccoli
| Romanesco | |
|---|---|
self-similar form | |
| Species | Brassica oleracea |
| Cultivar group | Botrytis cultivar group |
Romanesco broccoli (also known as broccolo romanesco, romanesque cauliflower, or simply romanesco) is in fact a cultivar of the cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis), not a broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica).[1] It is an edible flower bud of the species Brassica oleracea, which also includes regular broccoli and cauliflower. It is chartreuse in color and has a striking form that naturally approximates a fractal.[2] Romanesco has a nutty flavor and a firmer texture than white cauliflower or broccoli when cooked.[3][4]
Description
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Romanesco superficially resembles a cauliflower, but it is chartreuse in color, with the form of a natural
carotenoids.[5]
Fractal structure
The
Fibonacci number.[6]
The causes of its differences in appearance from the normal
gene networks that causes the development of meristems into flowers to fail, but instead to repeat itself in a self-similar way.[8][9]
See also
References
- S2CID 235769692.
- ISBN 0395827493.
- ISBN 9781604691887.
- ISBN 9780544809963.
- ^ Tufts Nutrition. "Tufts Nutrition Top 10". Tufts Nutrition Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Ron Knott (30 October 2010). "Fibonacci Numbers and Nature". Ron Knott's Web Pages on Mathematics. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018.
- S2CID 39949892.
- S2CID 235769692.
- ^ Farcot, Etienne. "Why do cauliflowers look so odd? We've cracked the maths behind their 'fractal' shape". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
External links
Media related to Romanesco broccoli at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Romanesco at Wiktionary
- Malatesta, M.; Davey, J.C. (1996). "Cultivar Identification Within Broccoli, Brassica Oleracea L. Var. Italica Plenck And Cauliflower, Brassica Oleracea Var. Botrytis L.". Acta Hortic. 407 (407): 109–114. .
- Fractal Food: Self-Similarity on the Supermarket Shelf (John Walker, March 2005)
- Procedural fractal 3-D generation of Romanesco broccoli with RenderMan (Aleksandar Rodić, 2009)